On February 29, Jeff McCue, the Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA), visited LARE Institute for a Meet & Greet luncheon with our Students. The Commissioner was accompanied by:

• Erin Quinn, Associate Commissioner of Training Programs, DTA
• Mike Cushner, Director of External Affairs, DTA
• Julianne Lima, Director of Communication, DTA
• Massachusetts State Representative, Andy Vargus

Our visitors arrived here at 11:00am, they were greeted by the Director of LARE Institute, Michelle McCarthy and President/CEO, Tom Connors, who led them on a tour of our LARE Institute where they had the opportunity to learn about our programs and see live demonstrations of lab work, lectures and workshops.

The Luncheon included introductions, Students’ personal stories, and a Q&A session on how state-funded services could be better provided to the Students that we serve. Our visitors had ample time to ask questions and make comments to each student. Their stories were very emotional as they spoke about their life struggles. All of the students and the Alumni were thankful for both DTA and LARE Institute.